... production schedules for a specified planning horizon. The model has been validated for operations of a major freeze‐drying manufacturing company located in Albany,Oregon, USA. Computers Cost control Food industry Production scheduling Software development The focus of this article...

...Malcolm J. Morgan Identifies the magnitude and importance of the level of software development costs in a modern high‐technology manufacturing environment. Analyses the variety of cost control practices as evidenced in the English‐language journals. Develops a holistic feed‐forward control model...

... background. Executives of large firms as well as individual investors can use this system to time the market right. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Commodities Cost control Decision making Expert systems Investment Microcomputers Software development Computer hardware and software technologies...

... of achieving cost minimisation are suggested and examples are given of companies where such a strategy has been successfully pursued. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Competition Cost control 10 INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & DATA SYSTEMS 9 0 , 6 A pproaching 1992, guidance is given on now to minimise costs...

... on looking at the results with the aim of improvement. RETAIL BRANCH COST CONTROL THROUGH HIGH TECHNOLOGY by Colin Gray Pro-Systems Strategies Ltd, Bedfordshire, UK The availability of relevant information, and the speed at which this information is made available are crucial factors for effective control...